namaskāryā

 

The word "namaskāryā" is written in Devanagari 

as नमस्कार्या

The Sanskrit term "namaskāryā" is derived from "namas" 

(bow, obeisance) and is an adjective meaning 

“to be bowed to, worthy of obeisance, or deserving respect.”

Etymology

The word "namaskāryā" comes from the root नमस् (namas), which 

signifies bowing, reverence, or obeisance, combined with the 

suffix -kārya, denoting something to be done or done to. Literally, 

"namaskāryā" means “fit to be saluted” or “worthy of reverential 

salutation”

Wiktionary

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Grammatical Usage

• It is commonly used as an adjective in Sanskrit and agrees in
• gender, number, and case with the noun it qualifies.
• The declension follows the a-stem pattern for masculine and
• neuter and ā-stem pattern for feminine nouns.
• For instance, the feminine singular nominative form
• is namaskāryā (नमस्कार्या), which is the form you provided.

Examples of declensions:

• Masculine singular nominative: namaskāryaḥ (नमस्कार्यः)
• Feminine singular nominative: namaskāryā (नमस्कार्या)
• Neuter singular nominative: namaskāryam (नमस्कार्यम्)
• Plural forms change according to gender and grammatical 
• case, as detailed in Sanskrit dictionaries 

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Usage in Literature

The term appears in classical Sanskrit texts, especially in contexts 

related to respect and devotional worship. For example, the expression 

vaiṣṇavāśca namaskāryā in vaishnava rituals describes followers 

or deities worthy of obeisance

श्रीराम

 . It is often used in texts 

prescribing ritual conduct or ethical injunctions, as seen in scriptures

like the Mahabharata and Vaishnava daily routines 

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In summary, “namaskāryā” is the Sanskrit adjective denoting

someone or something deserving respect, homage, or salutation, 

commonly used in religious and classical contexts. It is directly 

derived from नमस् and semantically tied to reverence and bowing.